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Sprint Duathlon Plan 12 weeks

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Sprint Duathlon Plan 12 weeks

Author

Nick Harris British Triathlon Federation level 3 Coach, Training Bible Master endurance coach

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Length

12 Weeks

Plan Description

This 12 week sprint distance level duathlon training plan is designed to help get you in shape for a duathlon of the following distance

5km Run
20km Bike
2.5km Run

You'll start training in zone 2 and gradually progress over the weeks into zone 3 and zone 4 and racing pace sessions. You will have regular strength training sessions, transition practice and then brick sessions later in the plan.

You'll also have regular fitness testing sessions every 4 weeks, plus technique and speed skills sessions to improve your efficiency in each discipline

Nick is a level 3 British Triathlon Coach, STA level 2 Swim Teacher, Level 1 Training Peaks coach, and Training Bible coaching Master endurance coach with 25 years’ experience in triathlon, founder and Head Coach for Speedy Swimming.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run x3
02:12:00 01:20:00
Bike x3
02:52:00 02:00:00
Day Off x1
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Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run
02:12:00 01:20:00
Bike
02:52:00 02:00:00
Day Off
—— ——

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor

All supported devices

Nick de Meyer

Speedy Swimming

Nick has been a Level 3 British Triathlon Coach for 14 years, and has been a master endurance coach with Training Bible Coaching UK in that time. He is also a Training Peaks Level 2 Accredited Coach, and has worked as a Regional Development Coach for the South East region for British Triathlon.

Alongside his online coaching business, Nick also runs Speedy Swimming which specialise in 1-2-1 front crawl technique lessons, endless pool swim video analysis, swim clinics and group swim sessions


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